Service on wheels

THE Federal Government’s newest mobile service centre ‘Desert Rose’ will visit Pomona in the coming weeks, giving locals easy and convenient access to essential government payments and services.
The mobile service centre has the same technology on board as any bricks and mortar service centre, and provides access to other services, such as free hearing checks.
A staff member from the Australian Taxation Office will also be available to assist individual and small business taxpayers, to provide advice and information about tax and superannuation.
Staff will also be able to help people register for myGov, a fast, simple way to access ATO and other government services online.
Desert Rose will be in Pomona on Thursday 15 December at the Pomona Community House, from 9.30am to 2.30pm.
Federal Wide Bay MP Llew O’Brien said the Desert Rose vehicle demonstrated the government’s ongoing commitment to improving access to government services for all Australians, no matter where they lived.
During the past financial year the government’s current fleet visited 381 towns and helped over 8900 people with Centrelink, Medicare and other critical services.
“Desert Rose will help to connect people who live in regional and rural communities to government services and staff,” he said.
The mobile service centre has been custom built – it is designed for use on roads that other larger mobile service centres were not able to travel on before, increasing the reach of government services to more communities.
“I encourage local residents to come along and visit when it stops in their town,” Mr O’Brien said.
For itineraries and information visit www.humanservices.gov.au/mobileoffice or call 132 316.
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